Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has unveiled its most ambitious climate roadmap yet, pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 32 per cent by 2030 under its newly updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0).
Announced on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday, the plan makes Nigeria the first West African nation—and only the fifth in Africa—to submit an updated climate pledge.
“With the ambition of reaching net-zero by 2060, this new climate commitment is both a bold declaration of intent and a roadmap for action,” said Mrs Tenioye Majekodunmi, Director General of the National Council on Climate Change.
She explained that the framework would require $337 billion, with $67 billion raised domestically and $270 billion dependent on international financing.
“Delivering on these commitments will require partnership, technology, and finance at scale. Ambition alone is not enough,” Majekodunmi stressed, calling on governments, the private sector, and civil society to “stand with us, invest with us, and walk this journey with us.”
Vice President Kashim Shettima described the pledge as proof that Nigeria is “firmly in control of its climate destiny,” while Environment Minister Balarabe Abbas Lawal said the NDC 3.0 reflects over a decade of integrating climate action into economic planning.
Targets include universal electricity access by 2030, with half sourced from renewables, ending routine gas flaring, cutting fugitive emissions by 95 per cent by 2035, and planting 25 million trees.
Lawal added: “Our doors are open to global partners to transform this plan into visible action that supports growth and protects vulnerable Nigerians.”
Targets 32% Emissions Cut
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